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[25/365] – Sandwich Guardian

No longer do I have to worry about squished PB&J sandwiches

[26/365] – Pizzas Galore

Discarded pizza boxes from a presentation on preparing for the IT career fair

[27/365] – Shards

This glass tipped over on the counter and broke into these two pieces,  and nothing more.  One of the stranges glass breaks I’ve ever seen.

[28/365] – Twin Cities Maker Meet up

Twin Cities Maker is a group that is just in the stages of forming to collaborate on building a community Maker/Hackerspace in the Mpls/St. Paul Metro area See http://twincitiesmaker.com for more information.

[29/365] – Graffiti

I went to a debate this evening, but I happened to have a rather annoying headache so I wasn’t paying much attention and this is one of the shots I really liked afterward.

[30/365] – A Match made in Heaven

Well, it is…

[31/365] – Puppy Chow

…and it should be no surprise that it was all gone within 12 hours of taking this photo.  lol

The project thus far…

I got a little slipped up in uploading my photos with the start of classes.  So I’m just going to cram Weeks 3 and 4 into this post, please clickthrough for larger images

Week 3 – Jan 11-17

Week 4 – Jan 18 – 24

The Project Thus Far…

The first full week of my photo project has passed!  So far it’s been a mix of things I’ve done, places i’ve been and last minute shots before midnight.  I’m still trying to keep the creativity up!

[4/365] – Wii Fit

The Wii Fit game actually has some entertaining games in it.

[5/365] – Sparky

Sparky is one of Brit’s family’s dogs.  He looks mean, but that is just funny camera timing, he is actually really happy to see me.

[6/365] – My Life Force

I’m an addict

[7/365] – Casualty

My Camera fell to the floor.  The only damage was to the UV filter on the front of the lens, otherwise not a scratch

[8/365] – The Mouse Hunt

We’ve got mice in the walls, they drive the cat nuts

[9/365] – A Surprised Brit

On our way through Red Wing, MN, Brit and I stopped at Bay Point Park for a little walk.  It was a very short one because it was pretty cold out.

[10/365] – Brit by Firelight

Brit lit by the fireplace

The project thus far…

Project 365 update…

The first week has been a little haphazard, switching between two cameras, but I have successfully captured a photo each day.  Here are the details of my photo uploads.  I’m uploading all of my photos to my Flickr account. I’ll be creating a new set for each month of the project as well as a single set containing all of the photos.  Sometime each week I’ll post a recap of the previous week, like this one.  Enjoy!

[1/365] – A Happy New Year

The cork from our new years champagne bottle

[2/365] – A Perilous Path

An icy path at Minnehaha Falls

[3/365] – A Snowy and Cold Brit

Brit all snow covered after snow tubing

The project so far…

The 365 Photo Project has the goal of taking a photo every single day for a whole year.  The idea is to become better at photography through persistent and dedicated practice.  Upon the completion of the project it also gives you a nice photo diary of what you have been doing.  However, it is also challenging and can be taxing on your creativeness.  How many times will you end up taking a self portrait at 11:59pm in front of your computer?

I have known about the project for a while and now have been inspired by a number of my friends, who have participated in 365 photo projects in the past, and by a few photo groups on flickr.  I have been practicing and taking near daily photos but instead of officially starting in the hectic last few days of the semester or the holiday season, I have decided to start right on Jan 1st, 2009.

This new year will be big for me and it will be great to have the results of this project to look back on in the future.  I will be capturing the last of my undergraduate collage experience as I will be graduating in May.  I don’t know yet where I’ll be employed, so this project could very well  help document my journey across the country.  And by the end of the first year, I’ll be about six months into my career, with all of the exciting things that will bring.

I have set a few ground rules for myself to keep myself on track for the year.

RULES:

• Start: 1 Jan 2009
• End:31 Dec 2009
• 1 Photo taken every day
• 1 minimum upload sessions required each week
• 1 Blog post recap each week
• No restrictions on the photo content.  I’m not restricted to self portraits or anything.
• Anything that takes digital photos is ok to take photos with. (XTi, Cybershot, Cellphone)
• There may be a *few* 11:59pm shots, but they will not be the norm

More info on how I’m managing the uploading of photos after the first week of January when I have some to share.

Wish me luck!

*Encouragement along the way is appreciated!